bau.
smell; odor (sensation)
Meaning & usage
smell; odor (sensation)
Where this word comes from
From Malay bau, from Classical Malay [script needed] (bau), from Old Malay [script needed] (vahu), from Proto-Malayic *bau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahu, *bahuq.
a unit of measure for area on Java, equivalent to about 0.7 hectare; a portion of agricultural land of this size
Where this word comes from
From Javanese ꦧꦲꦸ (bahu). Cognate of Dutch bouw.
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